Public Art Wows Google Earth Users

Australian Aboriginal artist Lena Nyadbi’s public art project is located in Paris, France—and, it adorns the rooftop of the Musée du Quai Branly on the banks of La Seine River in Paris, France. The 700 square-metre installation is viewable from the Eiffel Tower and accessible by Google Earth users.

A black and white abstract work is created by stencils and with the same kind of rubberized paint used for traffic signs. The 700-square-meter installation has been designed to be visible from several different levels of the nearby Eiffel Tower, which draws in around 7 million visitors every year.The vision by the city of Paris to incorporate a major contemporary painting by an indigenous artist from Australia into the skyline of the city is an extraordinary statement.

The president of Paris, France’s Musée du Quai Branly, Stéphane Martin, approached the Australia Council in 2011 with the proposal for a large scale work at the museum. Check out this amazing story!